Comments on: Trip Planning Again!

By: Celia

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By: schriver18

schriver18 — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:31:00 +0000

LOL. MY sister and I just booked tickets for a 10-day trip to Ireland in June-July, so this is a very timely post. We don’t have any plans finalized, so please post back with any more info about you itinerary or the trip once you get back! The other comments look awesome too!
Thanks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:21:00 +0000

Definitely going to jump in and say Kayak.com is the cheapest when it comes to airfare. After doing thorough searches on dozens of flight booking sites and always ending up buying them through kayak.com, I don’t even bother with any other websites now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:40:00 +0000

Here’s another website for booking flights: http://www.mobissimo.com

It’s similar to Kayak, but in my experience has cheaper fares. It’s worth checking out. I just bought tickets to Bangkok, and they were much cheaper on mobissimo than any other site!

Good luck and have a great trip!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:35:00 +0000

Two more suggestions for you- for booking flights try http://www.kayak.com- it searches all of the search engines (orbitz, travelocity, cheaptickets, etc) as well as the major airline sites. I’ve found this to be the easiest way to check the most places all at once.

For lodging, try http://www.hostelworld.com- it’s a site that lists traditional dorm-style hostels as well as guest houses, small hotels, apartment rentals, etc. It has pictures and (my favorite) ratings and comments from people that have stayed there before. Don’t be put off by the “hostel” part- you can find traditional, private hotel room accomodations as well. We stayed in a gorgeous hotel in Greece that I’ve since recommended to anyone traveling in Athens. (Yay Hotel Cecil!!)

Good luck and have a wonderful time!

By: Jouissance

Jouissance — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:34:00 +0000

I definitely recommend kayak.com as well.

And I love site59 which you mention. I've used it for better (direct) and cheaper flights with dinner at a BBQ restaurant included (to Memphis).

Have fun!

Wylie

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:17:00 +0000

As far as your cellphone goes if it’s tri-band or quad-band (which if it’s not extremely old it probably is) and you have GSM service than it should work fine when you are overseas. Just make sure to put a “+” symbol before the full number you are dialing. For instance the country code for Ireland is 353. Let’s say the phone number you want to call there is 555-5555 than you would dial +3535555555 on your cell phone.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:40:00 +0000

Hey Nicole!

I went to Ireland last year and it was awesome! You’ll have such a great time.

My travel pictures are here… I know I always liked to look at other people’s pictures when I was planning our trip… let me know if you have any questions about anything!

Have fun planning!

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:18:00 +0000

As a Dubliner myself I can tell you that it can be pricey in Ireland for Americans, but worth it. The museum system is totally donation only so be sure to check out the National Museums as well as the Chester Beatty Library. Also, the blog over at EuroCheapo details some great free and fun stuff. Temple Bar (the “cultural quarter”) usually has free stuff going on as well, like the Handel Festival in April, so that might point you to something too. Finally, the good news is that Dublin is a small and totally walkable city, so pack some good shoes!!

By: Alichia & Tom

Alichia & Tom — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:28:00 +0000

I handle online advertising for two travel clients so I’ve learned a few things over the years. First while it is smart to look for rates on Orbitz/Travelocity they will always be more expensive than going straight to the source (that’s how they make their money, through an upcharge).

Also search engines like Kayak.com are great because they’re just metasearch’s which means you can’t book through them but they’ll show you how much a United flight is on United.com, CheapTickets, etc.

VirtualTourist is similar to a TripAdvisor and has great reviews from real travelers.

Good luck, I’ve always wanted to go to Ireland. My bf and I are planning a trip to Vienna this summer!